In the Matter of the Complaint of Port Everglades Launch Service, Inc. d/b/a...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 23-62315-CIV-DIMITROULEAS In the Matter of the Complaint of PORT EVERGLADES LAUNCH SERVICE, INC. d/b/a CAPE ANN TOWING, as owner of the M/V TUG 1 Bearing Hull Identification No. DLZ09699D603 and M/V TUG 2 Bearing Hull Identification No. DUS600141276, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability /

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Petitioner Port Everglades Launch Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Ann Towing’s Motion to Tax Costs [DE 140] and the April 28, 2026 Report and Recommendation entered by Magistrate Judge Patrick Hunt [DE 147] (the “Report”). The Court notes that no objections to the Report [DE 147] have been filed, and the time for filing such objections has passed. As no timely objections were filed, the Magistrate Judge’s factual findings in the Report [DE 147] are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 749-50 (11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 958 (1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993).

Although no timely objections were filed, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report [DE 147] and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s reasoning and conclusions.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report [DE 147] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED; 2. The Motion for Bill of Costs [DE 140] is GRANTED IN PART as follows: a. Petitioner Port Everglades Launch Service, Inc. is awarded $6,000.00 in taxable costs. b. Claimants Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company and DWB Asset Management, LLC shall have thirty (30) days from the date this Order to pay those costs. c. The Motion is otherwise DENIED.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 13th day of May, 2026. fl } “a 4 : “4 if % f ? f tne i ye Zo #4 v Paty 4 ‘4 ase Af VILLIAM P. DIMITROULEAS □ United States District Judge Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Magistrate Judge Patrick Hunt